Most Common Job Interview Questions

The job interview process can be stressful, but with a little prep-time and practice, it could be a breeze. While some job interview questions may vary from job to job, below is a list of the top 102 questions most commonly asked during an job interview.

Job Interview Questions about your Work History

Name of the company, position titles and description, dates of employment.

Who were your company’s top competitors?

What were your job expectations? To what extent were they met?

What were your starting and final levels of compensation?

What were your responsibilities?

What major problems and challenges did you face? How did you handle them?

What was the biggest accomplishment in this position?

What was the biggest failure in this position?

What was most rewarding about this position?

What was least rewarding about this position?

What was it like working for your supervisor?

What were your supervisor’s strengths?

What were your supervisor’s weaknesses?

Tell me about a problem you had with a supervisor and how you handled it.

Tell me about a problem you had with a co-worker and how you handled it.

Why did you (or why will you) leave your job?

What have you been doing since your last job?

Why were you fired?

Why didn’t you give your supervisor a notice?

Tell me about your experiences with working on a team.

Job Interview Questions about You

Describe a typical work week.

Do you take work home with you?

How many hours do you normally work?

How many days a week to you normally work?

How would you describe the pace at which you work?

What is a comfortable work load for you?

What is your greatest strength?

What is your greatest weakness?

Describe your management style?

What is your personality type?

What have you done to improve your knowledge in the last year?

What have you done to improve your knowledge in the past five years?

How do you handle stress and pressure?

What motivates you?

Do you prefer working in groups or independently?

What are your salary expectations?

What is your biggest pet peeve?

What criticisms have you received from co-workers?

What compliments have you received from co-workers?

When was the last time you were angry? What happened?

If you could relive the last ten years of your life, what would you do differently?

If the people who know you were asked why you should be hired, what would they say?

Give some examples of teamwork?

What time of work environment do you prefer?

If you know your boss is 100% wrong about something, how would you handle it?

If you know your co-worker is 100% wrong about something, how would you handle it?

Do you have a favorite quote? What is it?

Describe a difficult work situation or project and how you overcame it.

What is your definition of success?

What is your definition of failure?

Do you consider yourself to be successful?

Have you already interviewed for other jobs?

If so, what did you like/dislike about the jobs?

Have you applied for any other jobs?

What is your philosophy towards work?

If you had enough money to retire right now, would you?

Tell me about your dream job.

How do you propose to compensate for your lack of experience?

What qualities do you look for in an employer?

Describe your work ethic.

Tell me about a time when you helped resolve a dispute between others.

Tell me about the most fun you have had on a job/project.

Have you ever been given too heavy of a workload? If yes, how did you handle that situation?

What do you consider to be good leadership qualities?

What do you consider to be bad leadership qualities?

Would you consider yourself to be an organized person?

What tools or habits do you use to keep organized?

In what ways to you raise the bar for yourself? For others?

How is it evident you take pride in your work?

On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate your vocabulary and grammar skills?

Are you competitive? If yes, give me an example.

Who is your role model and why?

What is your definition of intelligence?

What is your definition of ignorance?

Job Interview Questions about the New Company and Job

What can you tell me about this company that nobody else can?

What interests you about this job?

What interests you about this company?

What applicable attributes do you have?

What applicable experience do you have?

Why are you the best person for this job?

What can you do for this company?

Do you feel you are overqualified for this job?

Do you feel you are underqualified for this job?

Why should we hire you?

What challenges are you looking for in a position?

What can you contribute to this company?

Are you willing to travel?

Do you know anyone who works for us?

How long do you expect to work for us if hired?

Do you prefer to work in an office or work remotely?

How has your education prepared you for your job?

What unique experiences separate you from other candidates?

Is there anything I haven’t told you about the job or company that you would like to know?

Expect a list of specific work-related questions.

Job Interview Questions about your Future

What are you looking for in your next job?

What are you looking to avoid doing in your next job?

What are your goals for the next five years?

What are your goals for the next ten years?

How do you plan to achieve those goals?

What are your short-term salary requirements?

What are your long-term salary requirements?

Where do you see yourself being in this company in five years?

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